Garrison, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GARRISON, ND US.

Dwb Monsoon continental (warm summer) climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Garrison has an annual average temperature of 41.5°F with about 18.2 inches of precipitation per year and 42.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.78 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,697
Cooling need
249

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Garrison's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
16
1950s
41
1960s
40
1970s
37
1980s
78
1990s
47
2000s
38
2010s
36
2020s
33

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 19.5°F 1.6°F 10.6°F 0.43 in 6.8 in 4
February 24.3°F 5.1°F 14.7°F 0.36 in 6.2 in 4
March 36.7°F 17.2°F 27.0°F 0.67 in 7.4 in 5
April 52.8°F 29.7°F 41.3°F 1.23 in 2.9 in 7
May 65.8°F 42.4°F 54.1°F 2.82 in 1.3 in 10
June 74.5°F 53.1°F 63.8°F 3.78 in 11
July 81.3°F 58.3°F 69.8°F 2.73 in 9
August 81.2°F 55.9°F 68.5°F 2.11 in 7
September 71.3°F 46.4°F 58.9°F 1.68 in 7
October 55.0°F 33.1°F 44.1°F 1.29 in 2.5 in 6
November 37.9°F 19.9°F 28.9°F 0.63 in 5.7 in 5
December 25.0°F 8.5°F 16.7°F 0.45 in 9.9 in 5

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